…No legal basisfor substituted arrests, says Falana Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, who disclosed news of the arrest in a telephone conversation with journalists yesterday, said police operatives stormed the family's residence and arrested Adeyemi's father alongside a family friend who was visiting the home. "Pol…

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,400 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,395 per dollar last weekend. Likewise, the naira depreciated to N1,371 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate…

…the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who is also a defendant in the matter, threw his weight behind the plaintiffs. In processes filed before the court, the AGF argued that the continued existence of the said political parties violates extant provisions of the 1999…

…become the major source of the persistent gridlock. The gridlock, yesterday, left thousands of commuters stranded for hours, with many abandoning their journeys and returning home. An auto dealer, Ekene Iruanya, described the container terminals as the primary cause of the perennial congestion, saying the traffic situa…

…On his part, the President of the Nigeria Association of Physiotherapy, Dr. Felix Odusanya, said that while they support the move to introduce rehabilitation services in Primary Healthcare Centres across the country, deployment of non-physiotherapist cadres for the purpose may predispose patients to quackery. Odusanya…

…primarily by attacker budget rather than human effort, raising the possibility of "thousands or tens of thousands of simultaneous campaigns." That concern is a little harder to square with what Clark described Monday. (If a human still has to choose each victim, provision infrastructure, and obtain database credentials…

Without a doubt, the President and governors in Nigeria are insanely powerful, more powerful than some of us have ever imagined. What some people may not know is that the control room behind these powerful beings is actually the chief of staff, the chief organiser. In most cases, the chief of staff organises the itiner…

…who is the leader of the party in the state. The Emir spoke at the palace as several thousands of leaders and members of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on the palace to present the party’s candidates for royal blessings. Led by the State APC Chairman Prince Sunday Fagbemi, the team comprised…

…Kayode Fayemi, as Chairman. Expected at the lecture is Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is the Chief Host and Special Guest of Honour; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; elders of the Guild, including former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba and publisher of Va…

…in future electoral assignments. Speaking at the event, ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu (SAN), represented by the commission's Director of Legal Services, Mr Henry Emore, described corruption as one of the greatest obstacles to development in the 21st century. He said the theme of the workshop underscored ICPC's commitment t…

…who is the leader of the party in the state. The Emir spoke at the palace as thousands of leaders and members of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress converged at the palace to present the party's candidates for royal blessings. Led by the state APC Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, the team comprised top chieftains of th…

…to INEC are as follows: Senator Yunus Akintunde, Hon. Aderemi Oseni and Mrs. Hannah Ogunesan as candidates for Oyo Central, Oyo South and Oyo North Senatorial Districts respectively, while House of Representatives candidates are: Hon. Akeem Adeyemi (Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West), Hon. Segun Odebunmi (Ogo-Oluwa/Surule…

…dated Sunday and addressed to Parliament’s communications committee chairperson Khusela Sangoni, Malatsi rejects suggestions that he was influenced into pursuing policy changes that could benefit Starlink, insisting the reforms predated any engagement with the satellite operator. “It is impossible to be unduly influenc…

…facilities of failing to enforce accessibility laws. The groups also said that thousands of persons with disabilities remain shut out of essential services despite legal provisions guaranteeing equal access. The groups, under the auspices of the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria and the Festus Fajemilo Foundation, raise…

Social commentator and institutional reforms advocate, Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, lacks the qualities required to lead Nigeria, arguing that his politics is divisive and driven by what he described as an online “m…

…Ido-Ani, the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Imeri, as well as farmers, traders, artisans, transport operators, cooperative societies, public servants and other business owners across the area. According to him, the closure has forced residents and business owners to travel long distances to carry out banking transacti…

…units retail investors could buy in small amounts through an app. The project gave thousands of low‑income savers access to high‑yield, low‑risk government bonds for the first time, with more than 11,000 users collectively saving over $245,000, according to reported figures. Building on that, in April 2025, Ripple fund…

…27 gives the committee discretion to suspend the implementation of a disciplinary sanction for a probationary period. In simple English: the punishment still exists; but FIFA decides not to enforce it immediately. Reuters explains that FIFA suspended the implementation of Balogun's one-match ban for a one-year probatio…

…addressing insecurity as Governor of Anambra State. I recalled how President Olusegun Obasanjo, and later Presidents Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan would personally call us several times whenever we faced major security challenges. "But, to my utmost shock, I discovered that, contrary to my assumption that t…

…occurred. A blast wave, all the windows blew out. And then it hit three more times,” Oleksandr Bakhlukov, who lives in a nearby building, told AFP. “Glass was falling down. There wasn’t a single pane of glass left in the apartment,” the 68-year-old added. Russia’s defence ministry said it had carried out a “massive str…

…while serving as governor of Anambra State, recalling that former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan regularly contacted governors whenever major security challenges arose. He said he was surprised to learn from Makinde that the Oyo governor had not received a single phone call from…

…the increased risk of waterborne diseases associated with stagnant floodwaters and poor sanitation. To minimise the impact of the expected flooding, NiMet urged residents and emergency responders to take preventive measures without delay. The agency advised Nigerians to: "Follow weather forecasts and flash flood adviso…

…team. United States Soccer Federation officials had not attempted to challenge the sanction, and Balogun himself had accepted the punishment. But FIFA said Sunday Balogun's ban will now be suspended for a year, without offering any specific explanation. AFP

Political rallies are often dismissed as spectacles that bear little relationship to election outcomes. History has shown that large crowds do not necessarily translate into votes, just as modest gatherings do not always signal electoral weakness. Yet, there are moments when a political event becomes significant not be…

Residents and motorists using the Sango-Idiroko Road in Ogun State have appealed to the Ogun State Government to urgently repair failed sections of the road. The commuters, who spoke with PUNCH Metro during a visit to the area on Friday, lamented that the deteriorating condition has made movement difficult and worsened…